Joshua Zak (born 1929) is an Israeli

theoretical physicist Theoretical physics is a branch of physics that employs mathematical models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena. This is in contrast to experimental physics, which uses experimen ...

and writer known for the

Zak transform In mathematics, the Zak transform (also known as the Gelfand mapping) is a certain operation which takes as input a function of one variable and produces as output a function of two variables. The output function is called the Zak transform of the ...

Zak phase Zak may refer to: People * Zak (surname), a surname of Russian origin * Żak, a Polish surname * Žák, a Czech surname * Zak (given name) Fictional characters * Zak Adama, in the ''Battlestar Galactica'' franchise * Zak Dingle, in UK TV ''Emmer ...

and the

Magnetic Translation Group Magnetism is the class of physical attributes that are mediated by a magnetic field, which refers to the capacity to induce attractive and repulsive phenomena in other entities. Electric currents and the magnetic moments of elementary particles ...

. He received the 2022

Israel prize The Israel Prize ( he, פרס ישראל; ''pras israél'') is an award bestowed by the State of Israel, and regarded as the state's highest cultural honor. History The Israel Prize is awarded annually, on Israeli Independence Day, in a state cer ...

and 2014

Wigner medal The International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics is an academic conference devoted to applications of group theory to physics. It was founded in 1972 by Henri Bacry and Aloysio Janner. It hosts a colloquium every two years. Th ...

Most cited publications

*Zak J. Berry's phase for energy bands in solids. ''

Physical Review Letters ''Physical Review Letters'' (''PRL''), established in 1958, is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal that is published 52 times per year by the American Physical Society. As also confirmed by various measurement standards, which include the ''Journa ...

''. 1989 Jun 5;62(23):2747

* J. Zak. Magnetic translation group. ''

Physical Review ''Physical Review'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 1893 by Edward Nichols. It publishes original research as well as scientific and literature reviews on all aspects of physics. It is published by the American Physical S ...

''. 1964 Jun 15;134(6A):A1602.
Google Scholar Author page, Accessed May 30, 2021 *Zak J, Moog ER, Liu C, Bader SD. Universal approach to magneto-optics. ''

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials The ''Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers both basic research on magnetism and technological applications including magnetic recording. In addition to full-length research articles, it pub ...

''. 1990 Sep 1;89(1-2):107-2

ref name=GS /> *Zak J, Moog ER, Liu C, Bader SD. Magneto-optics of multilayers with arbitrary magnetization directions. ''

Physical Review B ''Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics'' (also known as PRB) is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal, published by the American Physical Society (APS). The Editor of PRB is Laurens W. Molenkamp. It is part of the ''Physical Re ...

.'' 1991 Mar 15;43(8):6423. *Zak J. Finite translations in solid-state physics. ''Physical Review Letters''. 1967 Dec 11;19(24):1385.

Honors and awards

Wigner Medal The International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics is an academic conference devoted to applications of group theory to physics. It was founded in 1972 by Henri Bacry and Aloysio Janner. It hosts a colloquium every two years. Th ...

2014 *

, for his achievements in physics, in 2022.phys.technion.ac.il/en/about/news/prof-emeritus-joshua-zak-will-be-awarded-the-2022-israel-prize-in-the-field-of-physics-and-chemistry-research * The Brown-Zak

fermion In particle physics, a fermion is a particle that follows Fermi–Dirac statistics. Generally, it has a half-odd-integer spin: spin , spin , etc. In addition, these particles obey the Pauli exclusion principle. Fermions include all quarks an ...

and the

are called after his name.

Website

https://phsites.technion.ac.il/zak/

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zak, Joshua Living people 1929 births Israeli physicists